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6041 Haggerty

Between 15 Mile & Pontiac Tr.
West Bloomfield

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CAIVZaelties,

gutivel
Served every
Sunday

llam -3pm

Open Daily
11 a.m.

1/15
1999

96 Detroit Jewish News

Traditional dishes stir up excitement at
Fiddler restaurant in West Bloomfield.

lets ... freshly-ground chicken breast
artificial coloring ... No additives ...
of since the days of 12th
patties
... they're fluffy and delicate.
No MSG ... Everything is made daily
Street, Linwood Avenue
And the lamb chops, broiled with
... And believe you me, there is very
and Dexter Blvd., when
fresh oregano and import-
little food left over.
Jews were in the majority,
ed Greek seasonings, are
It's the kind of food people
has there been a restaurant that's cap-
tender and moist ... an
dreamed of again being able to
tured the excitement of so many folks
excellent choice, five ribs
get ... And young folks who
hungry for Jewish-style traditional
for $14.95.
weren't born yet or don't remem-
foods.
Fiddler is so homey ...
ber the yesteryears of 12th, Lin-
This is the impact that has been
Besides
the wonderful
wood and Dexter, are thrilled to
stirred by the emergence of Fiddler
food, it is getting to have
be able to enjoy the same foods
restaurant on the north side of West
another yesteryears' dimen-
their moms, dads and grandpar-
Bloomfield Plaza, Orchard Lake
sion ... That of being a
ents always talked about.
Road, south of Maple ... at the former
place to go.
Thin and seemingly grease-
D ANNY
site of Buddy's Bar-B-Q.
Most of the recipes are
less potato pancakes with sour
RA SKIN
It's what owner Mike Kuchersky
authentic
European formu-
cream and applesauce or gravy
Local Columnist las concocted from many
has always wanted ... a restaurant
... Onion pancakes, too ... And
where he and wife, Maya, could get
years of pure enjoyment ...
traditional Russian blinis, thin
their favorite Jewish and Russian food
and brought here by Maya and also
sourdough pancakes with red caviar
preparations ... and maybe a couple of
Leo Stotland, Fiddler's kitchen coordi-
or mushroom gravy ... Chilled her-
Hungarian, Polish and Ukrainian
nator and manager ... Leo used to
ring . . . meat and potato knishes.
dishes, too, like the varenikis, those
manage Mike's Sunrise Cafe on
The Polish-style stuffed cabbage or
delicate Ukrainian-style dumplings
Orchard Lake Road and 13 ... Assis-
stuffed peppers .. are stuffed with
stuffed with tart cherries and served
tant kitchen manager Liliya Veysa is
ground beef, carrots, sauteed onions
with a cherry sauce ... Or varenikis
also
a wonderful cook of Old Country
and rice in a sweet and sour tomato
stuffed with mashed potatoes and
favorites.
served with sour cream or mush-
Mike's assistant,
room gravy.
Lana Andrievskaya, is
The biggest items seem to be
his dining room coor-
just about everything on the
dinator at Fiddler,
menu ... But probably the most
where some of those
popular might be the mushroom
good waitresses from
barley soup ... made with pota-
Mike's Sunrise Cafe
toes, carrots, mushrooms, barley
also come to help ...
and dried mushrooms that Mike
Gals like Eva Kovari,
imports from France and Italy.
his pleasant manager
He and Maya came to America
on Beck Road; Jan
from Russia in June 1976 ... Mike
Abraham and Jamile
opened Fiddler, which seats 70,
Chammas.
last year on Sept. 21 ... the ninth
On Friday and Satur-
restaurant he has had ... Mike first
day nights, Fiddler has
opened Kelly's Hamburgers in
live music by two gen-
Hazel Park ... In 1982, he bought
tlemen whose large
the Waffle House on Northwest-
repertoire of popular
ern Hwy and Beck Road and
Maya and Mike Kuchersky, owners of Fiddler restaurant
songs, yesteryears'
changed it to his first Sunrise
in West Bloom eld, have brought back the Jewish and
songs, showtunes and light
Cafe, one of three Mike presently
Russian food favorites of yesteryears.
opera music has been giving
owns ... The others are 10 Mile
a lot of listening pleasure ...
and Telegraph and Orchard Lake
The
gents
play
from 7 p.m. until closing
sauce and served with sour cream ...
Road north of 13.
...
Harry
Hovakimian
on the violin and
Green peppers also come vegetarian-
That he knows the restaurant busi-
Peter Levitin at a keyboard synthesizer.
style ... Siberian Pelimeni, those ten-
ness and people is no secret ... And
Friday nights bring back traditions
der, thin Ukrainian style dumplings,
the thrill Mike is getting in satisfying
of the Sabbath evening ... Candles are
are wrapped around a filling of
the wants of many folks is apparent
lit, a customer who can daven cuts a
ground beef and onions and served
by his continuous ambition to do the
challall from Zeman's Bakery, says
with sour cream or yogurt sauce.
impossible ... Please everyone.
Hamotzi, and then the bread, cut into
A big favorite are the chicken cut-
Nothing at Fiddler is frozen ... No